Senior Autonomy Systems Engineer (Planning & Controls, Drive by Wire)
Mission Summary:
We’re seeking highly motivated candidates to join our Autonomy Systems team at Motional, to help us tackle some of the most challenging technical problems facing the autonomous driving industry, and improve the robustness, performance, comfort, and safety of our driverless vehicle.
A Senior Autonomy Systems Engineer in the Planning, Controls, and Drive-By-Wire (PCD) Autonomy Systems team will work closely with their primary customer (PCD Autonomy Software Development teams) in their day-to-day work. This role enables the development of autonomous capabilities to the required performance by establishing feedback loops and insights on current/past AV system, subsystem, and software performance. These insights/data are gathered from simulation, on-vehicle, and software integration/unit testing. Additionally, this role can involve informing/specifying PCD architecture and requirements via in-depth analysis. A successful engineer in this role is able to balance competing requests based on urgency/priority and impact to the product utilizing their previous experience working end-to-end on complex safety critical systems. As a Senior Engineer on the team, you will have the ability to help shape the team’s, as well as your own, statements of work, strategy, etc. Your input will be welcomed and requested by your manager for making key decisions.
This opportunity can support remote work within the United States, requiring occasional travel.
What You'll be Doing:
Develop and lead projects to meet customer needs and requests:
- Balance competing requests based on urgency/priority and impact to the product
- Ability to identify MVP/8020 scope/deliverables in an agile environment
- Deliver usable/demo-able products on a weekly basis; collect feedback from stakeholders and build upon deliverables in following weeks in order to achieve longer term goals/milestones.
- Ability to pivot project plans based on stakeholder feedback and analysis discoveries
- Lead/advise junior engineers to support projects
Establish feedback loops and insights from simulation, on-vehicle, and software integration/unit testing and data via:
- Creating automated, ~real-time dashboards (SQL, python using Redash, Jupyter, internal tools, etc.) enabled by fusing/analyzing test results and data from the aforementioned test environments
- Performing static results/data analysis (SQL, Python, Matlab, etc.)
Determination of necessary performance metrics and requirements in parallel with system, subsystem, and software level V&V planning/execution:
- Physics/Dynamics analysis
- Data/Statistical analysis - e.g. Monte Carlo, regression
- System analysis - e.g. latency, sensitivity, requirements/test coverage
What We're Looking For:
- Highly skilled/experienced with all of the following: physics/dynamics, data/statistical, and systems analyses
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; effective in communicating complex concepts and driving resolutions
- Ability to focus on MVP/8020 solutions that enable current day-to-day priorities, and that are also compatible with and contribute to a final product/solution
- Ability to adapt to changes in strategy/requests by pivoting project plans and execution
- Passion for developing complex safety critical systems
- Software or hardware test development
- Pragmatic end-to-end systems engineering experience and capability in analysis, requirements development, and V&V
- General experience/comfort with Linux (including terminal)
- Some general experience/comfort with creating scripts and queries >=1 language (beyond Matlab; e.g. Python, C++, shell, SQL)
- BS in Aerospace, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Robotics, Software, or equivalent engineering experience
Preferred Skills:
- Software and hardware test development
- General experience/comfort with creating software integration and/or unit tests
- General experience/comfort with git (or equiv) and landing code in a config controlled repo
- Systems Engineering experience in a regulated industry
- Pragmatic UML/SysML experience
- Experience working in an agile environment
- Safety Analysis experience on complex safety critical systems in a regulated environment (aerospace, autonomy, medical, rail, etc.)
- MS in Aerospace, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Robotics, Software, or equivalent Engineering
Why you should join us:
Our team is commercializing a world-class driverless system. The Motional team is behind some of the industry’s largest leaps forward in the last decade, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world’s first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world’s most-established public robotaxi fleet. Strategically formed by Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion and provide a supportive work environment that prioritizes collaboration, communication, and creativity. Our team members are committed to delivering high-quality results that make a real difference in the world. If you are passionate about the future of autonomous vehicles and want to work with a team of talented and motivated professionals, we encourage you to apply to join our team. Additionally, we offer excellent benefits to include generous medical plans, wellness benefits, unlimited PTO, 401k and equity, to name a few.
Working conditions:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to convey and detect communication
- The employee occasionally required to remain stationary at times for up to 50% of working time, move in designated working areas; & operate and use office equipment
- The employee may occasionally move up to 50 pounds
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.
Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program. Motional’s benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.
Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more.
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Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We’re driven to scale; we’re moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.
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